Tree Trimming and Removing

What the Numbers Say About Tree Trimming and Removing

Federal agencies employ 55 people in the Tree Trimming and Removing occupation (OPM code 5042), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -9.8% versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.

Tree Trimming and Removing pays $79,997 per year on average, 27.2% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 7.1% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 13.1 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Code 50, the Plant and Animal Work Family family, is where the federal government classifies Tree Trimming and Removing alongside 5 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Tree Trimming and Removing postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Tree Trimming and Removing makes up 3.6% of the 1,533 employees across the Plant and Animal Work Family family, ranking #6 of 6 occupations in that family by headcount.